Welcome back to the continuation of the outbound portion of P.C.C.M. #99 on the Atlantic Pacific Railroad! Our 3 layout virtual op moves has the Sir John's NYCTL and PC Ralph's KPD Railroads preparing their outbound freights for the APRR.
Today we start over at Rock Ridge East Yard. 1:87 Scale Engineer Norman is back in EB 8163 and needs to drop off his covered hoppers. However, the tracks that he normally uses are occupied.
Auto Racks at the yard? Sir 1:87 Neal has been asked by the Ford Motor Co. to store and hold as needed auto rack cars for its plant in Mahwah, NJ** This is new business for the APRR and should add some nice income for the railroad...
JP picking up at Cargill
Next stop is a pickup at Tropicana..
JP checks in at CP South to drop off the freight..
Next pickup in the yard is over at ShopRite and PC Richard with 1:87 Engineer Dan doing the 'Rock Ridge Shuffle'!
AP 303 is readied to depart, and waits a few as AP 307 approaches the yard..
AP 303 clears Little Jamaica and heads to Richmond Hill Engine Terminal...
AP 307 at CP South and heads into the yard...
Now they proceed to classify the freight that Kai brought in on AP 307...
Matt and Dan work to classify the rest of the cars for the outbound train....
Matt has dropped the last of the cars and the work is done for today.
Tomorrow we'll have the freight head out to PC Ralph's Kings Port Division Railroad and then on to Sir John's New York Central Train Layout. The train will drop off at the KPD's West Mill Yard then on to Selkirk where the NYCTL will pick up their freight for Terminal Yard.
Thanks for reading!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge work of EB 8163.
Acknowledge work of AP 100.
Acknowledge work of AP106-107.
Acknowledge AP 303 to R.H.E.T caboose lite.
Acknowledge work of AP 105.
Acknowledge Train AP 307 arriving in Rock Ridge Yard.
Terminal Yard out...
Auto Racks in Rock Ridge Yard East look great and will help with the bottom line!! The "Rock Ridge Shuffle" is all the craze in NJ this year!!! Another fine episode Sir Neal!!! There is a large amount of PCCM freight traffic at Rock Ridge Yard today that was handled efficiently and safely by the APRR crew. Terminal Yard is standing by for the onslaught of PCCM freight traffic!!
Acknowledge AP 307 heading to R.H.E.T caboose lite.
To Rock Ridge Yard/ Terminal Yard
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge EBRR #8163 dropping off covered hoppers
Acknowledge AP #100 working Cargill and Tropicana
Acknowledge AP 106 & 1-7 working ShopRite and PC Richard
Acknowledge AP #307 meeting AP #303
Acknowledge yard work by AP #105, 106 &107.
Acknowledge AP units heading to engine service.
Acknowledge AP #307 arriving Rock Ridge Yard.
West Mill out.
The strings of auto racks were a neat surprise and add some nice operational interest with the connection to the Mahwah plant. Thanks for the background on what was once the largest auto plant in the nation! I enjoyed following the efficient and cooperative switching efforts of AP 100, 105, 106, 107, 303, and 307. The APRR roster shines at Rock Ridge! The Great Locomotive Race seemed to be happening at West Harold which was a cool sight to see! I noticed the nice looking Bethlehem Steel gons.